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| author |   Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org> | 2022-01-26 10:24:59 -0500 |
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| committer | Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org> | 2022-01-26 10:26:43 -0500 |
| commit | 7c6a3b57a6630a720854f42107785058e8a68b28 (patch) | |
| tree | 591b65781dfcc45f953323fb578a2944f926d5f0 /sys-apps/util-linux | |
| parent | app-backup/tsm: Remove old (diff) | |
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sys-apps/util-linux: update description of 'suid' USE flag
Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/832092
Signed-off-by: Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'sys-apps/util-linux')
| -rw-r--r-- | sys-apps/util-linux/metadata.xml | 6 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/sys-apps/util-linux/metadata.xml b/sys-apps/util-linux/metadata.xml index 140ce7d62535..f06c42f3299a 100644 --- a/sys-apps/util-linux/metadata.xml +++ b/sys-apps/util-linux/metadata.xml @@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ <flag name="rtas">Add support for the Run Time Abstraction Services (RTAS)</flag> <flag name="su">build the su program</flag> <flag name="suid"> - install mount/umount as setuid so non-root users may mount/umount devices, - and wall/write as setgid so non-root users can notify other users + Install some programs with suid bit set to provide additional functionality. + mount/umount: non-root users may mount/umount devices + wall/write: non-root users can notify other users + su: non-root users may become root </flag> <flag name="tty-helpers">install the mesg/wall/write tools for talking to local users</flag> </use> |